This no-nonsense practical guide to clinical transplantation is a go-to, single-source book for transplant surgeons and healthcare professionals specialising in abdominal transplantation. In addition to standard topics, this book addresses sub-specialty areas such as robotics, living donation, dialysis access, immunobiology, and transplant urology. Benefiting from an international group of expert contributors, this book offers up-to-date clinical knowledge and advice on common pitfalls, decision-making algorithms and practical tips and tricks for surgical operative techniques. These are enhanced by visual mind maps that offer a rapid, at-a-glance review of each topic.
This makes it an essential resource for those taking specialist exams, such as the FRCS or European or American Boards of Surgery. Equally, it serves as a roadmap for trainees starting afresh in transplantation, as well as for general surgeons, nephrologists, and nurse specialists approaching transplantation from a new perspective.
Modern transplant programmes.- Essential concepts of transplant
immunology.- Matching donors to recipients.- Retrieving deceased donor organs
and tissues.- Living kidney donor assessment.- Urological considerations for
living kidney donors.- Organ perfusion and storage.- Renal replacement
therapy Haemodialysis.- Renal replacement therapy Peritoneal dialysis.-
Kidney and liver recipient assessment.- Living donor nephrectomy.- Living
donor hepatectomy.- Urological considerations for renal transplant
recipients.- Renal transplantation.- Liver transplantation.- Simultaneous
liver and kidney transplantation.- Treating diabetes and end-stage kidney
disease.- Beta-cell replacement therapy.- Treating intestinal failure.-
Multivisceral transplantation.- Uterus transplantation.- Surgical care
following transplantation.- Technology and innovation in transplantation.-
Artificial intelligence and machine learning in transplantation.
Rhana Hassan Zakri, MBBS, MSc (surgical science), MRCS, FRCS(Urol) Miss Rhana Hassan Zakri is a Consultant Surgeon in Transplantation and Urology at Guys & St Thomas NHS Trust, London. She is currently co-clinical lead for transplant surgery. She performs kidney, simultaneous pancreas kidney (SPK), as well as the kidney for simultaneous liver kidney (SLK) adult transplants. She has a special interest in minimally invasive procedures, including robotic-assisted and hand-assisted laparoscopic donor nephrectomy. Other specialist interests include organ utilisation, medical education and the urological basis of transplantation and end-stage renal disease. She is currently joint local Clinical Lead for Utilisation (CLU), NHSBT and a member of the BTSs Chapter of Surgeons. Her research interests also include artificial intelligence and recurrent UTIs. Miss Zakri is the undergraduate medical school lead for transplantation and faculty on the Surgical Sciences iBSc at Kings College, London. She is involved with a number of not-for-profit and charitable organisations. She was one of the founding members of BUTS (The British Urology Transplant Society), is Chairperson of IPAT (International Pakistani Association of Transplantation) and General Secretary of GulgeeZ Medics UK. Nikolaos Karydis, MD, PhD, FRCS(Eng), FEBS(Transplant Surgery) Dr. Karydis is a transplant surgeon specializing in kidney and pancreas transplantation. After completing his specialty training in leading UK transplant units, he served as a consultant transplant surgeon at Guys Hospital, London, before taking on a clinical and academic leadership role as Associate Professor and Lead for Transplant Surgery at the University Hospital of Patras, Greece. Recognized with several awards for clinical and research excellence, he has contributed to surgical education, clinical guideline development, and national transplant policy. Dr. Karydis has extensive experience in kidney and pancreas transplantation, living donor surgery, and complex vascular access. His academic work focuses on organ allocation and utilization, preservation techniques, and outcomes optimization in abdominal transplantation. He is an active member of the European Society for Organ Transplantation and The Transplantation Society and remains dedicated to advancing surgical education and clinical innovation. Petrut (Peter) Gogalniceanu, MBBS, BSc, MEd, PhD, FRCS Dr Gogalniceanu is a consultant transplant surgeon at Guys Hospital in London (Guys and St.Thomas NHS Foundation Trust). His academic research at Kings College London focuses on health systems design, healthcare security and crisis management. His executive practice encompasses surgical leadership, patient safety, operations management and international security. He was the 2024 Fulbright-Lloyds Scholar at Harvard University.
